A well-known game company in Korea
Nexon founder Kim Jong-joo
At the end of February this year
Died in Hawaii, USA
He was only 54 years old
He left behind his wife and two teenage daughters
On March 1, Nexon's parent company, NXC, issued a statement announcing Kim Jong-joo's death, but did not specify the specific cause of Kim's death. NXC said that Kim Jong-joo has been regularly treated for depression since a long time ago, but his condition has deteriorated recently, and the company regrets it.
According to The Forbes 2021 Korea Rich List, Kim Jong-joo's total wealth during his lifetime was as high as $10.9 billion (about 64.45 billion yuan), ranking third in South Korea. Kim Jong-joo and his partners founded NEXON in 1994 and became one of the leading game companies in South Korea and Asia.
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Full of childhood memories!
Each one is a classic
When it comes to games produced by Nexon, the post-80s and post-90s are no strangers. Nexon's games are household names, including "Run Kart", "Dungeons & Dragons", "Rocky Heroes", "Bubble Hall", "Adventure Island", "God's Realm", "Counter-Strike Online" and other well-known online games from this Korean company.
Nexon currently has more than 40 games that sell well in 190 countries.
(Nexon's currently released game, source: Nexon official website)
Nexon was listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2011. Just one year after going public, Kim Jong-joo's personal wealth doubled, from $2.06 billion to $4.3 billion, making him jump to third place in the 2012 Korea Rich List from 9th place the year before.
The last decade, though
Once the glory days of Korean games
It has drifted away
Nexon has also been going downhill
From the product side, Nexon's phenomenon of "eating the old" is serious. In recent years, NEXON has launched new works including "V4" and "Azure Files", but for various reasons, these games have finally received mediocre responses, and there has never been a hit like "Dungeons & Dragons" and "Running Kart" more than a decade ago.
He focused on charity during his lifetime
According to foreign media reports, in recent years, Kim Jong-joo has always focused on philanthropy, and was named one of the 15 charity heroes of Forbes Asia in 2021. In 2018, Kim pledged $93 million to personally fund children's hospitals, and he has continued to fund children's hospitals in recent years.
Its Nexon corporation, which is also keen on philanthropy, donated 20 billion won between 2013 and 2015 to build a children's rehabilitation hospital in Seoul.
In your childhood memories
Are there games from Nexon?
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This article was edited | Small Door Ear
The source | Securities Times